Wire fencing.



No. 880,138. I PATENTED FEB .25,1908.

W. H. GRIFFIT-H.

WIRE FENCING.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 1.190s.

By hislAimg- XX 49 W Witnesses Inventor:

WILLIAM H. GRIFFITH, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

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No. sso,1ss.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1908.

1 Application filedliu iea1.'190a. smart. 328.645.

T 0 all whom it may, concern:

in Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Fencing, of whlch the following 18 a specification.

This invention relates to wire fencing or fabric formed of wires or the like material inwhich there are weft and warp wires, or wires running longitudinal and other wires running transversely thereto, either perpendicular or diagonally. Where two or more of these wires cross or intersect, a knotted joint is made, and the object of the present invention is to provide improved forms of such joints or knotsthat will very tightly secure the several wires against lateral movement.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating various embodiments of my invention, Figure 1 shows a fence or fabric composed of one I longitudinal or strand wire andtwo body wires meeting at each oint and interlocked. Fig. 2is a section on line 2-2 indicated in Fig. 1. F ig; 3 shows a slightly different form of knot. Fig. 4 shows a knot similar to that shown in Fig. 1', with a transverse body wire inserted; and Fig. 5 shows a knot somewhat similar to that shown in Fig. l-with the addition of a transverse wire and two horizontal strand wires.

I In Fig. 1 is shown a fabric employing horizontal wires A, A and A with several sets of body wires C, J, C and C In this arrangement the body wire C is given two complete convolutions 2 and 3, with the legs 4 and 5 diverging therefrom at the middle of the joint. The stay wire C is given a U-loop 6 that passes through the loops 2 and 3 and stay wires 0 and C interlocking a longi-,

tu dinal wire A. In this arrangement, the wire C forms two loops 2 and 3 with the legs 4 and 5 diverging from the inner part of the joint. But inthis joint the longitudinal wire A is inserted at the bottom of the loops 2 and 3, and does not pass between the loop I other stay wire.

6- of' the wire G and the loop 7', of the wire 0, Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. 1GRIF- FI'lI-i, a citizenof the United Stat'es, residingsuch loops lying arallel as shown.

InvFig. 4 is s own arconstructlon sorne Whatsimilar to that f shown in. Fig. 1 but with the addition of a transverse body wire. Thi'sjoint is formed of body wires A and B. interlocked by stay wires C and C. The

stay wire C has its leg 2 first convoluted around the wire A at 3, and-then looped at 4 across to the other side of the joint in front of'its leg 2 but back of the wire B; The wire C is then convoluted around the wire A on this side of the joint, at 5, with the leg 6 assed in front of the wire A but back of the cop 4. The other stay wire C, is passed through the loop 3, thence back of the wire B and through the loop 5 as shown.

In Fig. 5 is shown a construction inwhich there are two stay wires'C and C and three longitudinal wires A, A and A3, placed in proximity. In this construction the wire C has its leg 2 first looped around the wire A at 3 and thence bent to a U-loop at 4 passing back of thewire B. This wire then forms aloop 5 passing around the wire A on the opposite side of the joint with its leg 6 extending therefrom. The stay wire C has a loop 7 passed, through the two loops 3 and 5 of the The leg 8 of this wire is convoluted around the wire A at 9 and thence extends downward and is convoluted around the wire A at 10. The other leg 11 of the stay wire 0 is first convoluted around. the wire A at- 12 and thence convoluted,

around the wire A at 13. It will be ob served that the wireA passes back of the wire B whilethe wires A and A pass in front of the wire B1 Having thus described my invention, 1- A claim: I

1. In a wire fence or fabric,'a joint formed by a longitudinal wire and a pair of stay wires, the legs of onestay wire extending on one side of the longitudinal wire and the legs of the other stay wire extending on the opposite side of the longitudinal wire from t e joint, the stay wires being interlocked at the joint whereby tension on the wires will tighten the joint and prevent its unlocking'.'

2. In a wire fence or fabric, a joint formed by a longitudinal wire, and a pair of stay wires looped at the joint with the legs of the respective wires extending on opposite sides of the longitudinal wire, one of the. stay wires being bent to form a loop and the other wires looped at the joint with the legs of the respective wires extending on opposite sides of the longitudinal wire, one of the stay Wires being bent to form a loop and the other stay wire passing through the loop, and the longitudinal wire also passing through the loop, and a transverse body wire passing through the joint. i

4. In a wire fence or fabric, ajoint formed by a longitudinal wire, and a pair of stay wires looped at the joint with the legs of the respective wires extending on opposite sides of the longitudinal wire, one of the stay wires being bent to form a loop and the other stay wire passingthrough the loop, and the longitudinal wire also passing through the loop, one ofthe stay Wires being convoluted around the longitudinal Wire. 25

5. In a wire fence or fabric, a j oint formed by a longitudinal wire, and a-pair of stay wires looped at the joint with the legs of the respective wires extending on opposite sides of the longitudinal wire, one of the stay wires being bent to form a loop and the other stay Wire passing through the loop, and the longitudinal wire also passing through the loop, additional longitudinal wires adjacent the joint, one-of the stay wires having its legs convoluted around the additional wires.

, 6. In a wire fence or fabric, a joint formed by a longitudinal wire and a pair of stay wires, one of the stay wires being looped around the longitudinal wire, the other stay wire being convoluted around the legs of said sta wire adjacent the lon itudinal wire an thence extending from the lon' itudinal wire on the sarne side thereof, t e

vthe'le s'of t .from 51 the other stay wire.

7. In a wire fence or fabric, a joint formedby a longitudinal wire, and a pair of stay wires, one of the stay wires being formedinto a double loop, the other stay wire being formed into a loop engaging said double loop, the legs ofione stay wire extendin from the longitudinal wire on one side an the legs of. th; other stay wire extending frgm the longitudinal wire on the opposite s1 e.

8. In a wire fence or fabric, a joint formed by a longitudinal wire, and a pair of stay wires, one of the stay Wires being formed into a double loop, theother stay wire being formed into a loop embracing the adjacent portions of said loop, the legs of one stay -wire extending from the longitudinal wire on one side and thelegls of the other stay wire extending from t e longitudinal wire on the opposite side. I

1 9; In a wire fence orfabrie, a joint formed by a longitudinal wire, andv a pair of stay wires, oneof the stay wires being formed" into a double loop, the other stay wire being formed into a loop embracin the adjacent portions of said double loop, 1; e lon itudinal w1re being passed throug the sai double loop, the legs of one stay wire extendin from the lon itudinal wireon one side an e other stay wire extending e longitudinal wire on the opposite side.

Signed at Nos. 9 to 15. Murray street, New York, N. Y. this 10th day of July, 1906.

WILLIAM H. GRIFFITH. 

